“There really is no truth to Peter being with Julie,” the insider said at the time. “They were friends, but nothing romantic has ever happened between them.”

The source added that the duo “act like colleagues and friends around each other.”

Peter Weber and Julie LaPlacaCourtesy Peter Weber/Instagram

The twosome first sparked speculation that they were dating when Peter joined Julie for New Year’s Eve in New York City in December 2019. Two months later, the duo were spotted spending time together at a winery.

“Julie, an amazing, talented, smart producer that works for us — works on the show, so she’s with Peter,” the host, 48, said at the time. “You spend that much time together we all get close. Sometimes those lines get blurred. The only rules are, Peter needs to have the best opportunities to find love. If something were to mess that up, then we would step in. We would help.”

The ABC employee, for her part, shut down the speculation with a photo of herself and Peter during their New Year’s Eve celebration.

“Yes that was @pilot_pete in the tan jacket, no we didn’t kiss at midnight,” Julie captioned the post on Friday. “But whoever ends up as his copilot for life is one lucky lady, because this guy has a heart of gold.”